Small Settings Update — We've updated the Notices section of Settings to better reflect how folks are using Twitter regarding replies. Based on usage patterns and feedback, we've learned most people want to see when someone they follow replies to another person they follow—it's a good way to stay in the loop.

Intel Fined Record $1.45 Billion in Antitrust Case — BRUSSELS — The European Commission on Wednesday fined Intel a record $1.45 billion (€1.06 billion) for abusing its dominance in the market for computer microchips to exclude Advanced Micro Devices, which is Intel's only serious rival.

About the Mac OS X 10.5.7 Update — The 10.5.7 Update is recommended for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility and security of your Mac. For detailed information about security updates, please visit this website.

Digging into Apple's OS X 10.5.7 update — Tuesday's release of OS X 10.5.7, the latest update to the Leopard operating system, weighed in at 449MB on my MacBook Pro; the combined updater (which will update any version of OS X 10.5 to 10.5.7) is a whopping 729MB.

Could this be the hardware spec for Microsoft's Pink phone? — While rumors about what is/isn't part of the next Zunes and “Pink” phones swirl, I figured I'd add a few more tidbits that I've been hoarding. — First up: A list of what may or may not be the final specs for the Windows Mobile 7 Chassis 1.

Exclusive: BlogHer Nabs $7 million in New Funding — BlogHer, which bills itself as “the community for women who blog,” has gotten $7 million more in a Series C funding, which will bring the total investment in the site to about $15.5 million. — The new round includes a return by two existing investors …

Hulu, a Victim of Its Own Success? — Hulu, the online TV service launched two years ago by Fox and NBC, has enjoyed incredible success with viewers — too much, it may turn out. — Two weeks ago, comScore's report that Hulu had pulled into the top three streaming video sites was quickly followed …

Sky Map for Android - A Mobile Planetarium — I originally heard about Android on my first day at Google. A colleague and I were excited about all of the features that would be present in the platform, such as the GPS, compass, and motion sensors. As astronomy buffs …

Video: Palm Pre Unboxed — We don't know where, when, or by whom this was filmed, but it looks very real to us, confirming our earlier suspicions that the Pre will be packaged in a box. [Thanks, shopperciti.com!]

Real-Time Search-Off — Today saw the launch of two new real-time search engines, from OneRiot and Tweetmeme. While the two are slightly different in ways that I went into earlier, all that really matters are the results you get. So I put those two to the test along with Twitter Search …

What Google's David Lawee Recently Said About Twitter — Here's a belated though interesting bit of news. I wanted to post this item a few weeks ago but life got in the way. I am posting it today because I still think it is newsworthy. — On March 27, I moderated a panel at the Stanford Global Technology Symposium.

France Approves Crackdown on Internet Piracy — PARIS — The French National Assembly on Tuesday approved a plan by President Nicolas Sarkozy to punish digital pirates with the possible suspension of their Internet connections, a little more than a month after the same body had rejected the proposal in a surprise vote.

Microsoft Swings at Wii With Videocam — Microsoft Corp. is developing a new videocamera for the Xbox 360 console that will allow players to control games with the movement of their bodies, people familiar with the matter said, an effort to attract the casual players that have fueled Nintendo Co.'s recent success.

Pogoplug Ready To Go Open Source, But Only If It Dies — There's a reason why users are sometime hesitant to rely on the services of a new company: they might go under. And these days, the question probably pops more often than usual. Startup Pogoplug is well aware of this and has prepared …

Here it is, the first “tweet from space” — About an hour ago, Mike Massimino, an astronaut who blasted off for space from Cape Canaveral on Monday, sent out this tweet on his Twitter account. — NASA had said that Massimino would be the first astronaut to tweet from space.